Federal acts are not always “supreme”
"It will not, I presume, have escaped observation, that it expressly confines this supremacy to laws made pursuant to the Constitution."
Legal “Expert” Gets Supremacy Clause Wrong in Mainstream News Report
A recent mainstream media news report covered the Michigan 4th Amendment Protection Act. Unsurprisingly, while much of the article was factually correct, they included a statement from a former NSA lawyer who either lied about the Supremacy Clause – or just doesn’t know anything about it. WATCH: FOLLOW TAC: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TenthAmendmentCenter RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest Twitter: http://twitter.com/tenthamendment…
Supremacy vs Usurpation
Is every act of the federal government supreme? Well, if you want to follow the Constitution, the answer is no.
Interview: Talking Federal Supremacy and State Action to Limit Federal Power
On April 4, I appeared on Suzanne Sherman’s show The Wasatch Report. We talked about how state action can limit the scope of the federal government, focusing specifically on the Second Amendment, dispelled the persistent myth of absolute federal supremacy and talked about why you shouldn’t count on lawyers to tell you what the Constitution…
Misapplying the Supremacy Clause
The following post is excerpted from the script for Nullify: Season 1. Watch all the videos from this series at this link – and Become a member here to support the TAC. If you discuss a state bill contrary to federal goals, some will claim it’s unconstitutional with just two words: “Supremacy clause.” But in many situations, the clause doesn’t even…
The Supremacy Clause, an Overview
Federal laws not made in pursuance of the constitution are not supreme. They’re void. And should be treated that way too.
The Supremacy Clause in 15 Seconds
Anytime there’s an effort to withdraw from a federal program, or take action to resist it – someone will claim that the “supremacy clause” means the states can’t do anything. They’re totally wrong. And State Rep. Eddie Farnsworth smacked that idea down on the Arizona House floor this week. Under the #constitution, #supremacy doesn't mean…
Podcast: Is the Federal Government Supreme?
In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the Constitution’s supremacy clause. Whenever I talk about a state taking action to limit federal overreach, some political hack inevitably screams, “Supremacy Clause!” at me. Federal supremacists use this particular constitutional clause as a billy club to end all debate. But whenever these lawyers,…
Don’t Trust the Media or their “Experts” on the Constitution
The media loves to trot out college professors as a way to shoot down every attempt to resist federal power. They’re cited as experts, and they almost always favor more federal power. Today we’ll cover a common example which shows they often don’t have a clue what they’re talking about.
But Doesn’t Federal Law Supersede State Law?
Whenever we publish something about an anti-commandeering-style nullification bill, somebody inevitably responds with something along these lines. “I’m not a lawyer, but doesn’t federal law supersede state law?” In short, the answer to that question is no. In fact, the Supremacy Clause doesn’t even apply when it comes to anti-commandeering. Anti-commandeering laws merely prohibit the…